Collectible camera question of the week.

markc · Jan 17, 2006

Blast.

santino · Jan 17, 2006

btw. I could get the Pentax 110 auto for 8 euros, dunno if it's worth that (because the film's very rare). what you guys think?

Mitica100 · Jan 17, 2006

santino said:
btw. I could get the Pentax 110 auto for 8 euros, dunno if it's worth that (because the film's very rare). what you guys think?

I'd go for it, at least for the collectible value of it.

Mitica100 · Jan 17, 2006

BTW, since I posted the question about the smallest camera, I could post one about the largest camera. However... I'll just present it:

Largest_Camera

markc · Jan 17, 2006

How about the largest Polaroid camera?

Mitica100 · Jan 18, 2006

markc said:
How about the largest Polaroid camera?

very cool!

Mitica100 · Jan 20, 2006

New question:

Does anyone know what is the world's most expensive (sold) camera?

Mitica100 · Jan 20, 2006

Hmm... No takers?

OK, here it is:

The Phantom camera, designed by Noel Pemberton Billing in 1946. This guy also designed the famous Compass which was built in Switzerland by Le Coultre.

Its selling price? Only £146,750 !!! Sold at a Christie's auction in January 2001.

nealjpage · Jan 22, 2006

Edwin Land invented the Polaroid? That explains why those old Polaroids were called LAND cameras.

Mitica100 · Jan 25, 2006

Our next question should be easy for the Nikon lover:

When did Nikon produce the very first film camera? (year)

hobbes28 · Jan 25, 2006

1948 with the Nikon I.

Mitica100 · Jan 25, 2006

Tadaaa... We have another winner! Congrats to hobbes28 for the correct answer.

Mitica100 · Jan 31, 2006

One more question:

AGFA is a well known name in the camera/film manufacturing field. They made cameras in all sizes, from MF to the 110s. They had a particular 35mm camera which was a TLR with eye level pentaprism. Does anyone know its name? It's not very common.

hobbes28 · Jan 31, 2006

Ahhh....something like the Ikonaflex or similar name. We have some old photography magazines from the forties and there are ads for them in it. I'll have to dig for that one.